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Guy Taylor

Guy Taylor

Guy Taylor is the National Security Editor at The Washington Times, overseeing the paper's State Department, Pentagon and intelligence coverage and driving the daily Threat Status newsletter. He has reported from dozens of countries and been a guest on the BBC, CNN, NPR, FOX, C-SPAN and The McLaughlin Group.

A series Mr. Taylor led on Russia's attempts to influence the 2016 U.S. election was recognized with a Gerald R. Ford Journalism Prize for Distinguished Reporting on the Presidency, and a Society for Professional Journalists award. In 2012, he won a Virginia Press Association award reporting from Mexico.

Prior to joining The Times in 2011, Mr. Taylor was supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and the Fund For Investigative Journalism. He wrote for a variety publications, from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to Salon, Reason, Prospect, the Daily Star of Beirut, the Jerusalem Post and the St. Petersburg Times. He also served as an editor at World Politics Review, wrote for America's Quarterly and produced videos and features for Agence France-Presse.

Mr. Taylor holds an M.S. in Global Security Studies from Angelo State University and a B.A. from Clark University. He was part of a team who won a Society of Professional Journalists award for their reporting on the terrorist attacks of 9/11.

He can be reached at gtaylor@washingtontimes.com.

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Articles by Guy Taylor

U.S. Central Command Command Commander, U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, speaks to reporters at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, during a briefing to provide update on USCENTCOM operations. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Joseph Votel says Russia fanning flames in Syria

Gen. Joseph Votel, who heads U.S. Central Command, told the House Armed Services Committee that Moscow is trying to be both "arsonist and fireman" in Syria as part of an apparent strategy to extend its influence over the nation's future. Published February 27, 2018

This file photo taken from video by Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorist network, Monday, May 12, 2014, shows their  leader Abubakar Shekau speaking to the camera. (AP Photo) (Associated Press) ** FILE **

U.S. sharpens focus on ISIS in Asia and Africa

U.S. officials expanded their targeting of the Islamic State beyond its Mideast stomping grounds Tuesday by adding three of the groups' far-flung affiliates -- in the Philippines, Bangladesh and West Africa -- to the State Department's "Specially Designated Global Terrorists" list. Published February 27, 2018

Ivanka Trump attended the Olympics closing ceremonies with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump cautious on North Korea offer to talk

The Trump administration responded cautiously Sunday to North Korea's offer of direct talks, saying dialogue could lead to a "brighter path" for Pyongyang but vowing to keep "maximum pressure" on the Kim Jong-un regime until it undeniably abandons its pursuit of nuclear weapons. Published February 25, 2018

President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conference, Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump keeps door open for North Korea talks

The White House responded cautiously to North Korea's expression of interest in diplomatic talks with the U.S. Sunday, suggesting the Trump administration may be interested, but remains committed to "achieving the complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula." Published February 25, 2018

In this photo released by Lennart Preiss/MSC 2018, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, holds a part of a downed drone during his speech at the Munich Security Conference, MSC, in Munich , Germany, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018. (Lennart Preiss/MSC 2018/dpa  via AP)

Israel, Iran head toward military clash over Syria

Iran and Israel are on a collision course over Tehran's expanding footprint in Syria, raising the odds of a direct clash between the region's two military heavyweights that could quickly draw in other combatants. Published February 21, 2018

U.S. soldier Adam Elkins, chief warrant officer of 4th Aviation Attack Battalion 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, sits on an AH-64D Apache attack helicopter as he waits for a live-fire drill at a U.S. air base in Gunsan, about 270 km (168 miles) south of Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 21, 2009.  (AP Photo/Jo Yong-hak, Pool) ** FILE **

Donald Trump aims to dramatically boost U.S. arms exports

The Trump administration is putting the final touches on a plan to dramatically increase American military hardware sales around the world, paving the way for faster and bigger deals with a range of countries from Eastern Europe to Southeast Asia that have faced limits and barriers to buying from U.S. defense firms. Published February 20, 2018

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the Turkish parliament recently that American forces in Syria should prepare for an "Ottoman slap." (Associated Press/File)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan turns Turkey away from U.S.

The Trump administration has gone to lengths to ease tensions with Turkey, but the effort hasn't quelled anti-American sentiment that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is accused of stoking ahead of elections next year. Published February 18, 2018

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will attempt to lower the temperature on increasingly heated tensions between the United States and Turkey on Thursday, traveling to Ankara at a moment of clashing military strategies between the two NATO allies in neighboring Syria. (Associated Press)

Rex Tillerson’s trip to Turkey aimed at lowering tensions

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will attempt to lower the temperature on increasingly heated tensions between the United States and Turkey on Thursday, traveling to Ankara at a moment of clashing military strategies between the two NATO allies in neighboring Syria. Published February 14, 2018

Iranian Foreign Minister Jawad Zarif smiles prior to meeting Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on Thursday Jan. 11, 2018. European Union foreign ministers held separate talks with their Iranian counterpart in Brussels on Thursday amid doubts over the future of an international agreement curbing the Islamic Republic's nuclear ambitions. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Iran nuclear deal: Intel assessment claims nation is complying

The Obama-era Iranian nuclear deal has succeeded in delaying how long it would take for Iran to build a nuclear bomb and in making Tehran's activities more transparent to U.N. inspectors, according to a U.S. intelligence assessment published Tuesday that contrasts President Trump's threats to pull out of the deal unless its "disastrous flaws" are fixed. Published February 13, 2018

Voters cast their ballots in booths at Farrington High School, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia) **FILE**

Intel chief: Russia expected to target U.S. midterms with hacking

U.S. intelligence assesses that Russia will continue targeting the American media and political spaces with cyber attacks and leaks aimed at creating "wedges that reduce trust and confidence in democratic process," Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said Tuesday. Published February 13, 2018

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, listens during a press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry after their meeting, at Tahrir Palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (Khaled Elfiqi/Pool photo via AP)

Rex Tillerson: ‘Too early’ to say if North Korea talks will happen

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says it's "too early to judge" whether a lasting diplomatic process between the Trump administration and the North Korean regime will grow from Pyongyang's current charm offensive toward South Korea around the Winter Olympics. Published February 12, 2018

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during a joint press conference with Colombia's President Juan Manuel after they met at the presidential palace in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Rex Tillerson’s Venezuela threats get tepid reaction in Latin America

Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson spent much of his tour of Latin American capitals ratcheting up threats against Venezuela -- warning that Washington may move to shut off purchases of the socialist government's oil and even suggesting that the Trump administration would have no problem with a military coup in Caracas. Published February 7, 2018